Can UW-Madison become a 21st Century entrepreneurial university?

This panel is a collaboration with the Advocacy Consortium for Entrepreneurs (ACE). What qualities define a 21st Century entrepreneurial university? And how close is UW-Madison? What does it take to change the culture of a major research university deeply ingrained in basic research and academic excellence but less ingrained toward profit-making business? Moderator: Rock Mackie, Chairman of HealthMyne and Emeritus Professor and Emeritus Investigator at the Morgridge Institute – UW-Madison. Panelists: Joanne Robbins, UW Health Clinician, founder Swallow Solutions, Scott Button Managing Director, Venture Investors; Adam Bock, Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, University of Edinburgh; Brian Jarecki, Scientist, CDI, former post Doc, Laura Strong, COO, Quintessence Biosciences.

Keynote Speaker
Dr. Mike Lovell

Dr. Mike Lovell, President, Marquette University

Building Connections, Fostering Innovation
Since arriving in Milwaukee from the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Lovell has been at the center of numerous efforts to bringing together entrepreneurs, academia and industry. Dr. Lovell will talk about his experiences and lessons learned in Pittsburgh that informed his work at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as its engineering dean and chancellor, and now at Marquette University as its president.

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$45 Early Bird (closes July 21)
$75 Preregistration (closes August 10)
$100 at the the door